Best practices for children's ministry / Andrew Ervin ; cover design, Doug Bennett ; interior design, Sharon Page.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ervin, Andrew, author.

Contributor:

Bennett, Doug, cover designer.

Page, Sharon, book designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church work with children.

Christian education of children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kansas City, Missouri : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a growing number of local church laypeople entering children's ministry leadership. While this is helpful for furthering the Kingdom, these leaders face a huge learning curve. There are few resources available in the Wesleyan tradition for children's ministry leadership. Best Practices for Children's Ministry seeks to answer this need. With insight and understanding of the children's ministry world, author Andrew Ervin provides leaders with the tips, strategies, and skills they need to develop a strong and successful children's ministry. Times have changed. No longer does programming alone satisfy as the summation of children's ministry. No, the role of the children's ministry leader is far more complex. With Best Practices for Children's Ministry, leaders will find the answers and solutions they need to better practice children's ministry.

Contents:

""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Leadership and Children�s Ministry: Times Have Changed""; ""Chapter 2: Communicating Up, Down, and All Around: The Art of Vision Casting""; ""Chapter 3: It�s All About Teamwork!""; ""Chapter 4: The Art of Developing Volunteers: But Call Them Leaders!""; ""Chapter 5: They Want Disney on a Dime: Creating Fun Environments that Lead Children to Christ""; ""Chapter 6: It�s More Than Just About Kids: Partnering with Parents""

""Chapter 7: An “Others Focused� Children�s Ministry""""Chapter 8: Your Best Teaching Tools: The Holy Spirit and You""; ""Chapter 9: They Will Know if Fun Is a Core Value!""; ""Chapter 10: Is Your Children�s Ministry a Safe Place?""; ""Chapter 11: Celebrating the Rites of Passage""; ""Chapter 12: Creating Family Discipleship Experiences""; ""Chapter 13: Great Children�s Ministry Leaders Keep Growing""; ""Chapter 14: Spiritual Formation: Keeping Your Bubbles in the Middle""; ""Appendix A: Resource Listing for Children�s Ministry""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 14, 2015).

ISBN:

0-8341-3160-9